[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f2k1wmwmpemhn8":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":7,"domain":9,"breachDate":10,"addedDate":11,"publishedAt":12,"modifiedDate":13,"contentUpdatedAt":13,"source":14,"sourceUrl":15,"sourceUrls":16,"pwnCount":18,"affectedCount":18,"affectedCountStatus":19,"affectedCountLowerBound":12,"affectedCountUnit":20,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"contentLocale":21,"availableLocales":22,"translations":24,"severity":27,"dataClasses":28,"description":34,"seoTitle":35,"seoDescription":36,"logoUrl":37,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":38,"isSpamList":38,"isMalware":38,"company":39},"6a452308a20f867c8ba8e772","charter","Charter Data Breach","charter.com","2026-05-23T00:00:00.000Z","2026-05-28T20:00:34.000Z",null,"2026-07-27T16:11:12.454Z","Telecommunications customer contact data breach","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bleepingcomputer.com\u002Fnews\u002Fsecurity\u002Fcharter-confirms-data-breach-after-shinyhunters-leaks-42-million-records\u002F",[15,17],"https:\u002F\u002Ftherecord.media\u002Fshinyhunters-claims-theft-charter-communications-data",4851517,"known","unknown","en",[21,23],"tr",{"en":25,"tr":26},{"slug":7},{"slug":7},"Critical",[29,30,31,32,33],"Email addresses","Job titles","Names","Phone numbers","Physical addresses","\u003Cp>The Charter data breach was confirmed on May 23, 2026, with the exposure of customer communication records associated with telecommunications, broadband, and cable services. The record includes 4,851,517 unique email accounts. The confirmed data types are email addresses, names, phone numbers, physical addresses, and job titles in a subset of the employee directory consisting of approximately 85,000 records. In its statement regarding the incident, the company indicated that there is no evidence of sensitive personal information or private network information belonging to customers being disclosed. Therefore, the record should be considered a high-impact telecom communication data leak, rather than a leak of passwords or full customer usage history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Leaking Data Types and Risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The data types listed in this record are Email addresses, Job titles, Names, Phone numbers, and Physical addresses. When email, name, and phone number are used together, fake invoice, fake modem replacement, fake speed upgrade, fake service appointment, or fake account update messages can be prepared. The physical address field is particularly important in the telecom sector because issues such as internet installation, cable fault, field service, equipment delivery, and regional outages are naturally linked to the address. Job titles are only seen in the employee directory subset; this information can make messages directed at employees more convincing under the pretext of internal support, manager approval, or field operations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Verified Scope and Boundaries\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The verified primary metric is 4,851,517 unique email accounts. Although the Charter name reinforces the service context associated with the consumer broadband and cable brand, this incident does not mean that all customer accounts, modem records, network traffic, or payment information has been exposed. According to the company-stated boundary, sensitive personal information and private network information belonging to customers have not been verified. This distinction is critical for providing the user with the correct action: the central risk is not the compromise of account passwords, but the use of contact and address data in fake service, billing, and support scenarios. The fact that employee titles are found only in a smaller subset should also be kept separate in the text.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>User Groups at Risk\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The highest risk is observed in customers with contact information related to Charter or affiliated broadband and cable services, former customers, and those who have contacted customer support. Users with address and phone information may be targeted with messages such as fake field service appointments, modem returns, equipment fees, outage compensation, speed upgrades, or bill discounts. The risk is different for individuals with job titles visible in the corporate or employee directory subset; attackers may use the title information to prepare fake internal support requests, fake access approvals, or fake operational messages. Elderly users, people who manage home internet bills with family members, and customers working from home may respond more quickly to such messages.Due to the address field, other people in the same household may also be at indirect risk; because messages can be directed not only to the account holder but also to those using the service at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Urgent Measures to Be Taken\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>If your email address appears in this record, make your Charter or associated service account password unique, and enable multi-factor authentication if available. Even if the password field is unverified, fake login alerts or password reset messages may be sent using the email and phone information in the leak. For unexpected messages involving bill discounts, modem replacements, service appointments, equipment returns, installation fees, or outage compensation, access your account directly from a known web address or use a trusted customer service number before clicking any link. Even if the caller knows your name and address, do not share payment, identification, remote access, or bank information. Since employees can be targeted based on their job titles, a message that appears to be internal support or management instructions should be subjected to an independent verification step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Long-Term Security Strategies\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Telecom accounts have a long lifespan and information such as address, phone number, and service history does not change frequently over time. Therefore, users should avoid using the same email address for internet and cable services as their other high-risk accounts, and should follow invoices and service notifications only through reliable apps or known web addresses. If a home internet account is managed by multiple people in the family, it should be clarified in advance from which number calls can be expected and which payment channel will be used. On the corporate side, access to customer communication records should be limited with the principle of least privilege, old customer data should be regularly reduced, and when exporting employee directories, the necessity of job title, phone, and address fields should be reassessed.Customer support teams should be trained with up-to-date scenarios against fake service appointment and fake equipment return fraud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Record Control and User Action\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>LeakData check shows whether your email address appears in the Charter leak. A positive result does not mean that your password, payment card, or network usage history has been exposed; it indicates verified risk communication, abuse of address and limited employee title data. User actions include verifying unexpected invoices and service messages, rejecting payment requests received by phone, strengthening account security, and regularly checking whether the same email address appears in other leaks. Pay special attention to messages that come under the pretext of regional faults, modem replacement, or field service visits, as your address may have been included in the leak.On the institution's side, the incident should be announced to the customer support and field operations teams, phishing attempts related to the employee directory should be monitored, and payment redirection or remote access requests should not be accepted without verification.\u003C\u002Fp>","Charter Data Breach (4.9 Million Reported Records)","Charter Data Breach. 4.9 Million reported records are reported. Reported data: Email addresses, Job titles, Names. Review the scope, risks, and protective…","\u002Fuploads\u002Flogo\u002Fcharter_com.webp",false,{"name":40,"sector":41,"country":42,"website":9,"websiteArchiveUrl":43,"websiteStatus":43,"websiteCheckedAt":12},"Charter","Telecommunications","United States",""]